Master List of Cast Iron Waffle Irons

Mmmmmm waffles! And plopped out of a steaming hot cast iron waffle iron, delightful!

In the collecting of cast iron, I found (quite rarely in person) cast iron waffle irons. Generationally there are 3 styles that can be found: long handled hearth ones, flip-flop ones and ball joint ones.

Hearth waffle irons featured long handles so as to be inserted into the hearth and not burn ones hands. Flip-flop style have pivot points on both sides of the paddles that allow the paddles to be flipped to rotate the batter. The ball joint style is the youngest, spawning in the late 1870s/early 1880s. These waffle irons have handles of wood or spiral metal and rotate with a ball joint within a base.

In my love of history and research, I had an inkling that all of the information about the inventor of waffle irons wasn’t Cornelius Swartwout in 1869. In fact, he merely patented a HANDLE for a flip-flop waffle iron, meaning that style of waffle iron already existed and needed improvement.

(When dating a waffle iron: remember patents mark the beginning of a pattern or design, not exactly when the waffle iron was made.)

The History of Waffle Irons

Pre 1830s – Hearths were common in houses until the 1830s when smaller cook stoves started to conquer homes. This means pans lost their spider legs (spiders are pans with legs that could be set on the floor of the hearth & cooked in) and handles grew shorter.

  • 1798 – wafel-irons notation in newspaper under Ironmongery
  • 1804 – soft and hard waffle irons, notation in newspaper
  • 1807 – waffle & wafer irons, notation in newspaper
  • 1827 – waffle irons on the John C Mandell from Liverpool, notation in newspaper
  • 1829 – Lewis’s Waffle Irons (unknown style), notation in newspaper

 

1830s – waffle iron handles grow shorter, evolve into a base in which a waffle iron can rotate (flip-flop style) over the stove openings

1830s-1880s – base style stays the same, paddle patterns evolve, handles are crafted to help the waffle iron to be turned gently (flip-flop style waffle irons have a knack for slamming down into the base). Diamond patterns were commonly made towards the end of this period.

 

  • 1831 – Charles Parker makes waffle irons & coffee mills, notation in newspaper
  • 1835 – Samuel P. Bolles sells waffle irons, notation in newspaper
  • 1835-36 – Parker, Wilson & Co have on hand wafer and waffle irons, notation in newspaper
  • 1840 – waffle irons, fancy & plain, a variety of patterns, notation in newspaper
  • 1842 – Waffle Irons, Hollow Ware by/sold by Moore & Stewart, notion in newspaper
  • 1843 – Sweeny & Matthews castings from Pyramid or cooking stove to a waffle iron… have become pretty generally known, notation in newspaper
  • 1846 – waffle irons for stoves and ranges, supply of new patterns just received, notation in newspaper
  • 1847 – patent revolving waffle irons, notation in newspaper (no patent found)
  • 1848 – waffle irons for cooking stoves, hollow ware, notation in newspaper
  • 1848 – P. J. Sherwood receives a diploma/award for improved waffle iron
  • 1848 – waffle irons by A. Jones – marked improvement upon the former invention, as it may be conveniently used over a coal fire
  • 1848 – celebrated “Revolving Waffle Bakers”, noted in newspaper
  • 1850 – revolving patent waffle irons, noted in newspaper
  • 1851 – waffle irons – English and American patterns, noted in newspaper
  • 1851 – waffle irons, old and new style, noted in newspaper (not sure what the old style & new style are)
  • 1851 – just recieved… also round wapple (waffle) irons for stove, noted in newspaper
  • 1852 – notation in newspaper Hollow-Ware for G. F. Filley. Possibly waffle irons also made at this time.
  • 1852 – stoves & waffle irons, notated in newspaper
  • 1852 – English and American waffle irons, noted in newspaper
  • 1853 – Nathaniel Waterman patent – design for a waffle baker, notated in newspaper (see below)
  • 1854 – waffle irons of various patterns, notation in newspaper
  • 1855 – revolving waffle irons, notation in newspaper
  • 1855 – waffle iron with other trimmings when a T. A. Snow of Chattanooga range is bought
  • 1856 – waffle irons to use on cook stoves, notation in newspaper
  • 1860 – revolving waffle irons at the Little Rock Stove & Tin Shop, noted in newspaper

** The Civil War was 1861-1865 **

  • 1862 – Athens Foundry and Machine Works waffle irons, noted in newspaper
  • 1865 – revolving waffle irons several sizes, wafer irons, noted in newspaper
  • 1867 – Southern Stove Works waffle irons, noted in newspaper
  • 1873 – H. W. Lawson & Co Stoves waffle iron, noted in newspaper
  • 1873 – Selden & Griswold began
  • 1874 – Leo Gofael owner of a waffle iron design went to court when Rudolph Kollenberg misunderstood what the royalty on the waffle iron design was and took the waffle iron thinking it was his. The judge settled the dispute and all was well. Noted in newspaper. (What was the pattern?)
  • 1877 – J. T. Lambert waffle iron patent, assignor to the Detroit Iron & Brass Mfg. Co
  • 1879 – price list, A. G. Patton of Detroit Iron & Brass Mfg Co and Foxell, Jones & Co, waffle irons noted in both plain and patented, noted in newspaper
  • 1880 – Favorite Stove Works begins
  • 1880 – Selden & Griswold Jr waffle iron patent (#229,280)
  • 1881 – C. B. Clark waffle iron patent (#249,305)
  • 1882 – patent waffle irons, to fit any stove, noted in newspaper
  • 1883 – J. M. Adams has stoves, tin ware, waffle irons and assorted other things, noted in newspaper
  • 1883 – waffle iron patents:
    • M. Griswold and S. Selden (#270,659) Jan 16th
    • J. B. Harker & C. L. Wilkins (#277,422) May 8th
    • C. H. Newman (#270,973) Jan 23rd
    • A. G. Patton (#287,713) Oct 30th
  • 1885 – Patton Mfg Co sends out new illustrated catalog featuring the Patent Revolving Waffle Iron
  • 1887 – Griswold Mfg Co is created (5 years after Selden passed away)
  • 1888 – The Sidney Hollow Ware Co is created
  • 1888 – A. & W. waffle iron, noted in article about things to buy at Adams & Westlake Co.
  • 1888 – waffle iron patent, E. Christie (#394,058)
  • 1889 – Favorite Stove & Range Co officially opens in Piqua OH

 

Mid 1880s – Griswold & Wagner create waffle irons.

Late 1890s / early 1900s – electric waffle irons arrive! Ball joint cast iron waffle irons remain.

  • 1890 – types of waffle irons for sale: revolving waffle irons, fine polished waffle irons, French irons, noted in newspaper
  • 1890 – waffle iron handle patent, Ernest H. Chesterton (?) (#332,544)
  • 1891 – Wagner Mfg Co, Sidney OH begins
  • 1893 – notation that the Stuart & Peterson Co in Burlington NJ makes/has waffle irons
  • 1893 – many Wagner newspaper ads
  • 1896 – waffle iron patents
    • Bingham & Wagner (#569,444)
    • E. F. Nutt (#569,227)
  • 1901 – waffle irons, the revolving kind, noted in newspaper
  • 1903 – Wapak Hollow Ware Co begins
  • 1903 – waffle iron patent
    • Q. Crane (#746,033)
  • 1904 – The “Erie” waffle iron, best made (Griswold?), noted in newspaper
  • 1905 – celebrated “Brighton” waffle iron, will fit no. 8 or no. 9 stove, noted in newspaper

** Electric waffle irons, other electric appliances arrive in 1901 **

  • 1905 – electric waffle iron, noted in newspaper
  • 1905 – new catalogue of “Ideal” hardware by Stover including waffle irons, noted in article
  • 1906 – “Rosette Waffles” by the Alfred Andersen Co, importer, noted in newspaper
  • 1906 – buy an Enterprise Stove and get a free waffle iron (plus other things), noted in newspaper
  • 1906 – waffle irons from Dulin & Martin Co, noted in newspaper
    • “American” waffle irons
    • Square gas waffle irons
    • Round gas waffle irons
    • French oblong waffle irons
    • Fancey heart & diamond pattern waffle iron
    • Eight-hole waffle irons
    • Pure aluminum waffle irons
  • 1907 – revolving waffle irons, heavy iron Japanned, noted in newspaper
  • 1907 – waffle iron patent
    • rotary, W. L. Carter (#853,060)
  • 1908 – double action electric waffle iron that cooks waffles on both sides at the same time
  • 1909 – French waffle irons make four or more small cakes, noted in newspaper
  • 1910 – celebrated Stover waffle iron, noted in newspaper
  • 1910 – Wagner Cast Aluminum waffle irons, noted in newspaper
  • 1913 – Crane Gas Waffle Iron & Griswold Gas Waffle Iron, noted in newspaper
  • 1915 – latest patented revolving hinge / old fashion iron waffle irons & old fashion iron waffle irons with high frame for gas stoves, noted in newspapers
  • 1917 – waffle iron patent
    • Bronislawa Wiszniewska (#1,238,974)
  • 1918 – Griswold cast aluminum waffle irons, noted in newspaper
  • 1918 – new Fanner catalogue with waffle irons
  • 1918 – shipment of Favorite Piqua Ware has arrived, waffle iron prices, noted in newspaper
  • 1919 – waffle iron patent

 

1920s-1950s – cast iron waffle irons decline. Cast aluminum waffle irons arrive, but it is electricity & electric waffle irons that lead to the death of cast iron waffle irons. 1920 patents are heavily in electric waffle irons and the trend sticks. By the 1930s there are no non electric patents for waffle irons.

  • 1921 – waffles made on electric simpler, less greasy, and smokeless, article in newspaper
  • 1922 – waffle iron turns feminist, article in newspaper
  • 1926 – Wapak Hollow Ware Co ends
  • 1935 – The Favorite Stove and Range Co ends
  • 1946 – Griswold Mfg Co sold by Ely Griswold
  • 1957 – Griswold Mfg Co sold to Wagner Mfg Co of Sidney OH, Griswold pieces from this time & onward no longer were marked with “Erie, PA”
  • 1969 – The General Housewares Corp acquires all rights to Griswold & Wagner trademarks

Marks on your cast iron waffle iron to make note of:

Gate marks & round sprue marks

Gate marks are slashes on the exterior surface of the waffle iron. They look a bit like a scar. Typically an indicator of an older piece of cast iron, but can be found into the 1880s/1890s. You’ll see examples of gate marks below on the early waffle irons.

Sprue marks are similar to gate marks but look like a circular scar. Likely older than gate marks.

Numbers

Numbers indicate the size of the stove opening the waffle iron would fit over. 

  • smallest 6×7, largest 10×11!
  • seen as a single number, with an X (8×9 etc) or with & (7&8 etc)
  • not an indicator of age, though the 10x11s are only in two catalogues – one from 1868, the other 1869…

Hinges

How does the waffle iron paddles stay together? The hinge style can give you an age on your cast iron waffle iron!

Styles bar, pin, wide, narrow, ball joint

  • 1889 Ball joints arrive (the waffle iron patent in April by Edward Hotchkiss that shows a ball joint hinge on a waffle iron). Waffle irons that have ball joint hinges will be 1889 or newer.

  • Flip-flop hinges are less easy to give a date range…
    • Early waffle irons have a bar between the hinges or pins in each hinge set, hinge is wide set
    • 1870s the bar isn’t seen, but the pins in each hinge remains as does wide set
    • 1880s – Selden & Griswold / Griswold unique hinges (button, finger, scissor, clows ball, acorn & ball). Other flip-flop hinges lose the gap and are no longer two sets hinges
    • 1890s – many hinge variations, most aiming to unhinge the waffle irons for ease of cleaning. The small hinge, flip-flop style exists into 1917, if not into the 1920s.

Handles

Handles can give a rough idea on age. Flip flop style don’t have handles on the waffle irons (hence patents for flipping devices pre 1890s). Ball joint waffle irons have wood or “cool” wire handles.

  • If handles are on the base, not the waffle iron, indicator of a flip-flop style waffle iron.
    • Early base handles are longer, most are “pan” style handles. May have a double handle on each side.
  • If handles are on the waffle iron and made of wood, most likely the waffle iron is older
  • If handles are “cool” wire handles, most likely 1900s into modern
  • If waffle iron has nub handles on hinged waffle irons, likely 1880s (see Selden & Griswold, Patton & “The Harker”)

Japanning / Japaned

Ok, Japanning isn’t a mark. It is a black paint, typically found on waffle iron bases. Rare to find as waffle irons & their bases are cleaned & seasoned. 

Sulphur Pitting / Sulpher Burns

Found on pans that were used on stoves, occasionally from wood stoves. The sulphur in the burning material interacts with the cast iron and causes the surface to become pitted. Typically the pitting is most severe on the middle of the pan where most of the heat/flame was located. Most waffle irons have little to no pitting as they may not have been a daily user. (Cast iron pans frequently have more sulphur pitting than waffle irons.)

Some pitting may merely be from the casting process, not from sulphur. This pitting is found on earlier waffle irons with coarse castings. Rough casted waffle irons will have a more uniform look to the pitting vs a sulphur burned waffle iron. 

 

** These pair of North S. Harrison & Chase illustrate sulphur pitting. The left waffle iron was used frequently on a coal stove (if I was to gander its history). The pitting has affected the logo, size and word Philada. The waffle iron on the right has less pitting, seen in the middle.

The most common cast iron waffle irons you will run into in the wild: Griswold, Wagner, Stover (or made by Stover) and unmarked flip-flop style with diamond pattern inside.

Griswold and Wagner were strong advertisers in newspapers in the early 1900s. Griswold was also sold in the #36 Excelsior Stove & Mfg Co catalogue, Wyeth’s 1914 catalogue, in the 1905 Reliable Gas Stoves & Ranges catalogue (along with Wagner!) the 1900 Detroit Stove Works catalogue, along with others including the 1895, 1916, 1922, 1923, 1924 & 1926 Montgomery Wards! If you’re browsing through vintage stove & hardware manufacturer catalogues see if you can find other places Griswold was in front of consumers. (Hint: if the waffle iron is referenced as “American” then it is Griswold!)

Onward to the master list of cast iron waffle irons!

Unknown date, unknown maker

Heavy base with longer flatish handle (looks like a manta ray). This could be a very early transition from the hearth waffle irons to stove waffle irons. Castings frequently are coarser. Possibly a C. Kieffer of Lancaster waffle iron, foundry existed from 1851 – 1859. Note the slash mark on the surface of the exterior – this is a gate mark from casting. 

 

 

Another older (?) waffle iron, unknown maker, unknown date

Note the similarities between this waffle iron and one above. Both have rough castings, similar hinges and similar nose loops of “wire”. Possibly made in the same time frame? Perhaps even made by the same maker, though the handles of the bases differ.

 

 

Unknown date, C. Kieffer of Lancaster

** C. Kieffer of Lancaster waffle iron, foundry existed from 1851 – 1859.

 

 

1840s (?) Augur & Lord, Chester CT

Limited info. The factory was built around 1837 by Lybbeas Auger & son Daniel Auger, they were succeeded by James Lord who occupied the building as an iron foundry & machine shop. (Dates unknown.) Note the coarse castings of the base. Pattern inside is awesome!

 

 

1853 – Nathaniel Watermann waffle iron patent

Patent for a “new ornamental configuration or design for half of a waffle baker”. The design features classic waffle iron squares with the words faith, mercy, grace and truth on each of the four quadrants of the waffle iron. This is merely a patent on the inner design, meaning this style of waffle iron existed prior to 1853! (New England Butt Co made the various Nathaniel Waterman wares.)

** Newspaper ad mentions Waterman’s extensive assortment of kitchen wares & house furnishing good, he is inventor and manufacturer of the following … waffle iron! (Ad mentions that Waterman’s was established in 1825!)

 

 

1857 Rathbone & Co, Albany NY

Note the “nose” that would give leverage for opening the waffle iron (or possibly turning it). Grid with dot patterns quite unique and this is the earliest version. Interior pattern also seen on 1865 John A Goewey Albany NY, 1868 Oriental Stove Works / Perry & Co & 1869 Dover Stamping Co and in one of the versions of the Richmond Stove Company (unknown dates).

 

 

1858 J.S. & M Peckham / Victoria

Note the fancy handles on the base! Also note the hinge design and there’s only one notch on the paddles. The handles are also much longer than classic flip-flop styles. This may be the precursor to the ball joint waffle irons seen later.

 

 

1861 Leibrandt & McDowell Stove image from catalogue/price list

Note the hinge for the paddles and how the paddles rotate on the base. Also note the different sizes! These are the different sizes of stove openings that were available! (9×10 are HUGE!) Unknown interior pattern.

 

 

1865 (?) Bridge & Beach Stove Co waffle irons

The 1865 date comes from a newspaper notation on waffle irons for Bridge & Beach Stove Co. Not sure if that is the date for this design. (1857 Bridge, Beach & Co was created, prior it was Empire Stove Works, the company was started in 1837. It survived into the 1930s.)

 

 

Unknown dates (possibly 1840-1870s?) Buck & Wright, Saint Louis, MO

Very ornate paddles frequently featuring stars. Found in both 4 waffle (4 quadrants) and two waffle (half quadrants). Potentially made by the Buck Stove Company.

 

 

1865 John A Goewey Albany NY

Note the hinge for the paddles! And the inside design – SWOON! (But what a pain to clean!)

 

 

1867 I. A. Sheppard / Excelsior Stove Works

Cool catalogue page of various pieces of stove hollow ware. Note the waffle iron – there are points (diamonds?) arranged into circular style pattern. Pencil drawing seems to show the hinge of the waffle iron. Waffle irons will be marked: Isaac A Sheppard & Co, I. A. Sheppard & Co, or I.A.S & Co.

 

 

1868 Oriental Stove Works / Perry & Co Albany NY

Beautiful drawing from the Oriental Stove Works catalogue. Design features a grid and dots within the grid. Waffle iron rotates on two pivot points. Note the shape of the hinge. This was offered in a 10×11 size! GINORMOUS! Unknown if waffle iron is marked on the outside.

 

 

Unknown date & maker grid with dots pattern

Possibly 1868 Oriental Stove Works / Perry & Co or 1869 Dover Stamping Co. 9×10 is a massive size waffle iron.

 

 

1869 Dover Stamping Co

Pattern of paddles is similar to the Oriental Stove Works design. A grid pattern with dots inside. This angle shows the “nose” on the top (one on each side) – this is for opening the waffle iron. Unknown if waffle is marked on outside.

 

 

1869 waffle iron handle patent Cornelius Swartwout

 

 

1869 Foxell & Jones with Cornelius Swartwout patent

Note the grid pattern. No dots within the grid like the Oriental Stove Works and Dover Stamping Co.

 

 

1871 J. L. Mott Iron Works catalogue pages

Different catalogue pages. One notes the sizes of the revolving waffle irons, the other shows a super cool paddle pattern (from 1871). Note the fleur de lis shape, circles, diamonds & crosses – the spacing between the shapes changes per size of waffle iron. Unknown if waffle iron is marked. Of waffle irons pictured, some may not be J. L. Mette Iron Works, possibly unmarked North S., Harrison & Chase (?).

** The J. L Mott Iron Works company was established in 1828… waffle irons then?

 

 

 

1873 Hart, Bliven & Mead Manufacturing Co from catalogue

Round revolving waffle irons. Note hinge. Unknown paddle pattern. Most likely this is an unmarked waffle iron with only size notations on the exterior of the paddles.

** Hart, Bliven & Mead Mfg Co may have been a jobber and sourced items from other foundries. The 1873 gem pans are by Waterman. This could be made by Leibrandt & McDowell Stove as this waffle iron is the same as the image from catalogue/price list from 1861.

 

 

1873 Reading Stove & Hollow-ware Works catalogue

Circular point design! Same design as the 1867 I. A. Sheppard / Excelsior Stove Works waffle iron. (Excelsior bought Reading Stove Works or Reading bought Excelsior?) Varnished would most likely “jappaned” which is a black coloration painted on the cast iron. Occasionally seen intact on waffle iron bases. Unknown if waffle iron is marked on outside.

 

 

1873 WM. Miller’s stove hollow ware catalogue

A cool look at various hollow ware that could be purchased with a stove. (FYI hollow ware = cast iron). Enlarged and rotated view of the waffle iron looks like only two quadrants instead of 4. Not sure if this is actually the design or a liberty the artist took when drawing the waffle iron with the other pieces. Possibly diamond design. Unknown if marked on outside.

 

 

1877 waffle iron patent, J.T. Lambert assignor to the Detroit Iron & Brass Mfg. Co

 

 

1877 Excelsior Mfg Co, St. Louis with April 17th 1877 patent

The Swartwout patent handle! Makes turning the waffle iron much easier! Note the wood handle on the base.

 

 

1877 The Tropic Stove by Sergeant & M’Cauley

Funky sideways ad in newspaper. Classic stove design for time period. Note all of the assorted pans & offerings with the stove. Waffle iron looks to have a grid pattern, though this could merely be a generalized waffle iron drawing by the artist. Unknown if marked on outside.

 

 

1878 Resor catalog

Identical catalog design (minus red elements) to the 1873 WM. Miller’s stove hollow ware catalogue page. Not sure if these are the same companies or separate companies making the same articles or it one or the other was simply a jobber. 

 

 

1880 Selden & Griswold / “The American” with spiderweb pattern

 

 

Unknown date Selden & Griswold / “The American” with curved line pattern

 

 

Unknown date Selden & Griswold / “The American” with lattice pattern

This pattern similar to the 1869 Foxell & Jones waffle iron.

 

 

1880 Cox, Whiteman & Cox catalogue

Relatively simple drawn design of waffle iron. Could be diamond pattern but hard to tell. Classic Cox waffle irons have a key/fiddle design on the outside.

 

 

1880 waffle iron patent Excelsior Manufacturing Company, David H. Nation assignor

Patent for a lifter / flipper that would be integrated into the hinge of the waffle iron.

 

 

1880 G. F. Filley, St. Louis with Sept 7 1880 patent for turning handle

Patent is for the Excelsior Manufacturing Co patent handle shown above!

 

 

Unknown date, G. F. Filley, St. Louis

Possibly older than the 1880 version above. In 1852 there was a notation in the newspaper “Hollow-Ware for G. F. Filley, some of the smoothest at the time”. Possibly waffle irons also made at this time. This waffle iron could be from this early time frame.

 

 

1880 (?) Excelsior Waffles / Giles, Excelsior & Filley / Charter Oak Stove & Range

An epic catalogue of images of waffle irons available to be purchased from Charter Oak Stove & Range (or perhaps made by them, pending if they had pattern rights.) Note the two Filley waffle irons, one the same as the one above! Was Filley made by Excelsior?

 

 

1880 (?) G. F. Filley with dot pattern

See catalogue page above. This Filley pattern most likely is the last one from 1880.

 

 

1880s Perfect & Favorite Stoves / James Smart Mfg Co

Note the square peg design in the waffle iron (the classic waffle design!). This waffle iron also features one of the patent handles. Not sure if outside is marked.

 

 

1881 Alexander G. Patton waffle iron handle patent

Note the hinge system with the incorporated handle. The example waffle iron has a grid pattern. A. G. Patton was an assignor for Detroit Iron & Brass Mfg Co in the late 1870s, though this patent doesn’t list anyone other than A. G. Patton as the patent holder.

 

 

1881 C. B. Clark waffle iron patent

New and useful improvement to waffle irons, I believe it is in regards to the hinge and how the waffle iron sits in the base. (Reading the patent doesn’t quite allude to it exactly.)

 

 

1881 Dover Stamping Co

Same design as the 1869 catalogue design. Long running design or just a reuse of artwork?

 

 

1883 waffle iron patent, A. G. Patton assignor to the Patton Mfg. Co

New and improved design to waffle irons, note addition of double handles and new hinge design. Waffle irons feature patent date and A. G. Patton. Interior design seems to be diamonds. Handles would have short wood pegs (nubs) inserted for “cool touch” when flip-flopping the waffle iron. Note the base and wide notch to accommodate the wide hinge. Should be marked Patton Mfg Co & Columbus O.

 

 

1883 waffle iron patent, J. B Harker & C. L. Wilkins

 

 

1883 “The Harker” / John B. Harker & Co

Super cool paddle designs with A. G. Patton patent handles. Made in St. Louis Park MN! (Design on market from 1883 until 1893?) In 1892 there was a patent suit against them (vs Griswold) but the suit was decided in their favor and they could continue to produce the Harker Waffle Iron. Many newspaper ads for demos.

 

 

1883 Barstow Stove Company catalogue

Note the new fancy looking stove! Loads of pieces to complete the stove kit, waffle iron included. Zoomed in image of the waffle iron shows “nose” peg and peg in middle of the lid. Unique design. Not sure if interior design is diamonds or square pegs.

 

 

1881 Chemung Hollow Ware Works NY with Jan 23 1883 patent (most likely handle patent)

Note the X shaped grid vs the classic + shaped grid (design is merely a + rotated to make the visual x). Features the handle patent from 1880…?

 

 

1887 Bridge & Beach & Co / Superior Stoves & Ranges with patent handle

Note that the design is two halves not a 4 quadrant with square pegs. Notation under the waffle iron is “Seever – 66 . 57 . b ” not exactly sure what that is in reference to. Unknown if marked on outside.

 

 

1888 waffle iron patent Ebenezer Christie handle and square waffle iron

SQUARE waffle iron!!! Patent is for an improved design for the hinge and handle. Interior paddle design isn’t shown. Unknown if marked on exterior of paddles.

 

 

1889 waffle iron patent ball joint, Edward Hotchkiss assignor to William Stromberg

Note the ball joint and base the ball joint sits within. Very new design. Also note the little peg handles which would have been made with wood for a “cool touch” when rotating the waffle iron. No indication of what the interior of the waffle iron looks like. Not sure if waffle iron is marked on exterior.

 

 

1889 Superior Stove Works

Broad hinge and single notch on base that matches single tab on paddles. Features angled handles that would have wood hands attached for cool touch. Classic square peg waffle design.

 

 

1890 (? possibly earlier) Marietta Hollow Ware & Enameling Co, from catalogues

First image with square waffle iron sold by Buehler, Bonbright & Company (page from their catalogue).

 

 

1891 Perfection Stove Waffle Iron from catalogue

Square peg classic waffle iron design with patent handle. Unknown if exterior is marked.

 

 

1892 Abram Cox Stove Co from catalogue

Very general waffle iron drawing. Interior shape hard to discern. Base seems oddly wide. Unknown if exterior is marked.

 

 

1892 E. & C. Gurney Co waffle irons & hollowware from catalogue

Cool catalogue of cast iron pieces, same as 1873 WM. Miller’s stove hollow ware catalogue with notation of Rolf – Smith & Co. Toronto below image. Not sure if that means this is from an earlier catalog or the design was just passed down to be used in this catalog.

 

 

1892 The Wagner Waffle Iron article

Note the ball joint, bail handle on base and wooden handles. Sports the classic waffle design. The “Sidney O” notation is in reference to where the company was based.

 

 

1892 square Wagner Mfg. Co waffle iron

Cool square waffle iron. Note how the wood handles have a flat side to fit together when the waffle iron is closed. Base has a squared bail handle.

 

 

1893 waffle iron patent D. Shields assignor to Matthew Griswold

** Patent for new & useful improvements on waffle irons especially involving the ball joint hinge with no tabs to keep the ball joint together.

 

 

1893 Alfred Andreseon & Co

Hearts! Stovetop design, base has markings on it. Base similar to a German waffle iron (also with heart design) that can be found. Did one inspire the other? Flip-flop style. Made in Minneapolis MN.

 

 

1893 Clare Bros & Co / Clare Stove from catalogue

Same as 1891 Perfection Stove Waffle Iron design with patent handle. Unknown if marked on exterior. Clare Bros & Co were based in Preston, Ontario.

 

 

1893 Griswold “American” improved waffle iron

Improved design is the new hinge design that allows the waffle iron to be taken apart for cleaning. Additionally longer wooden handles are an improvement to keep one from burning ones hands when making tasty waffles. Pattern is classic waffle iron grid & squares. Will always be marked with Griswold.

 

 

1893 Majestic Mfg. Co, St. Louis from catalog

Waffle iron & broiler! Most likely was used in a hotel or restaurant setting vs home use. Revolving waffle iron, it may have “flip-flopped” as one large piece. Classic waffle iron square peg design on waffle iron side.

 

 

1894 lever handle for waffles / Christian J. Hess of Minneapolis Minnesota assignor to Jas. F. Williamson.

Attachment design for use on waffle irons that have a flip-flop function and are paired with “modern” gas and oil stoves. Since gas & oil stoves had shallow pot holes, flip-flop waffle irons wouldn’t have the clearance to permit the waffle iron to be turned over. (This also happens with low base waffle irons on current electric stoves & gas stoves.) This patent solves the problem with an attachable lever that lifts the waffle iron to give it the clearance to be rotated and returned to the burner. Note the cutaway squiggle of the waffle iron – it’s a Harker!

 

 

1896 waffle iron patent Robert Bingham and Bernard Wagner, assignors to Wagner Mfg Co

 

 

1896 Sidney Hollowware Co with 1896 patent

Patent included – in regards to the shape of the paddle hinge (at top) and shape of the base that prevents the waffle iron from opening. Images show the unique hinge and teenie little tab that locks the hinge parts together. The Sidney Hollowware Co is NOT Sidney Wagner, both in Sidney, Ohio. These waffle irons are likely more rare than their Wagner cousins. Interior paddle design features classic waffle squares.

 

 

1898 waffle iron improvements E. C. Perry assignor to the Indiana Mfg. Co.

This patent is for the hinge on waffle irons, a new design that allows the waffle iron to be separated so the paddles can be easily cleaned. Note the hinge with the bar & hook.

 

 

1898 The “Gem” waffle iron / catalog page from 1901

Very unique hinge that looks a bit like a fist. Diamond interior pattern set in a circular pattern. Base has bail with “cool” handle. Catalogue page from 1901 Hibbard Spencer Bartlett & Co catalogue.

 

 

1899 Detroit Stove Works / Griswold “American” deep ring/base

Note the hinge! Handles would be of wood. The tall base / deep ring was designed to work with gas stoves. The height gives the waffle iron enough room to rotate over the gas elements, plus the waffle iron is then the ideal distance from the heat.

 

1900 Griswold waffle irons from the catalogue

The classic round with regular and tall bases, and square. Handles would have been wood and the single waffles would have ball joint hinges.

 

 

1901 waffle iron patent, Matthew Griswold, Jr

This patent is for new and useful improvements in waffle irons involving the ball joint. Griswold Mfg isn’t listed on the patent. This may be the marker of the “New American”.

 

 

1901 “Wearever” waffle iron by T. A. C. U. (?) Co, Pittsburg PA

Hard to read manufacturer name. This waffle iron features two patent dates, one from May 14th 1901 and the other from May 21st 1901. Note the “cool” handle. Hinge is a ball joint.

 

 

1905 Alfred Andresen & Co heart shaped waffle iron with patent

Awwww hearts! Same paddle design as 1893 waffle iron, though with wood handles and a lighter, pan profile base. It also sports a patent for a new way of how the paddles fit together. Will be marked on exterior. (Retailed until 1916..)

 

 

1906 waffle iron patent Andrew Andersen

Note the paddle pattern with 5 slices vs classic + design. Both the waffle iron & base feature “cool” handles. Interior paddle design features design (middle of one paddle makes a star). Unknown if exterior is marked.

 

 

1906 “Buster Waffle” waffle iron, unknown maker

Buster Brown waffle iron! Featuring the popular comic character Buster Brown and his faithful companion Tige on one side and “Buster Waffle” and patents on other side. Nov 13th patent refers to the patent above by Andrew Andersen! Note the design of the interior of the waffle iron shows design of patent. The “Buster Waffle” with the wavy edge design is similar but is missing the Reg. US Pat Office markings – different maker or earlier/later design?

 

 

1907 rotary waffle iron patent, W. L. Carter

I believe this patent is for a base or piece mounted to a waffle iron base that allows the waffle iron to be rotated more easily. And to promote even cooking of the waffle.

 

 

1908 S. V. Reeves Stove Mfg / Liebrandt & McDowell from catalogue

Single waffle iron is flip-flop style. Unknown interior pattern, though if it matches the large rectangle waffle irons then it could have playing card shapes inside. Unknown if marked outside.

 

 

1908 Griswold “American” slant logo & high base, 1908 patent

Classic Griswold waffle iron with high base. Note the “cool” handles. Paddles always marked and will show pattern numbers (ie 866) for each paddle as well on the base.

 

 

1908 Griswold “CLOWS”

 

 

1908 HSB “Rev-O-Noc” with patent

Note the design by the handle with the pattern number – these waffle irons were made by / or from Griswold molds from 1908. Retailed until 1915

 

 

1908 W. M. C. Co. NY with patent / Crane Wm. M. Co (Vulcan Gas)

Another made by / or made from Griswold design waffle iron. Features pattern numbers, “cold” handles and classic square interior pattern.

 

 

1908 Standard Gas Equipment Corp New York

Also likely a Griswold made waffle iron – the “widow’s peak” at the handle is a match for the Griswold mold at the time. 

 

 

1910 Fanner Mfg. Co “Crescent” waffle iron from catalogue

Note the wood handles and Japanned base (painted black). Fanner has been making waffle irons since 1891 with the option of wood or wire handles, this design may be from then or newer. Will be marked with “Crescent” on the exterior of the paddles. Sold until 1920s, possibly into the 1930s. Company was bought in 1958 by Textron. Note that the handles of the base feature a C and waffle iron size.

 

 

1910 Lodge waffle irons from catalogue

Ball joint hinge, shown with high base. Note the “cool” handles that are hollowed out! Marked with Lodge.

 

 

1910 Wagner Mfg. Co square waffle iron with patent

Not Wagner’s first square waffle iron! (Other was patented in 1892!) Wood fancy handles and ball joint.

 

 

1910 Wagner Ware Sidney O with patent

The round 1910 Wagner waffle iron with classic square waffle iron pattern, marked with Wagner Ware. Fancy wood handles.

 

 

1910 “Vulcan” waffle iron

Possibly Crane Wm. M. Co (Vulcan Gas) ? Hard to see if any markings on waffle iron. Possibly marked Vulcan. Middle image is from 1917 and shows a lady making waffles! Sold until 1917…

 

 

1911 Stover Mfg Co waffle iron

Stover has been making waffle irons since 1891! Note the paddles – one has a grid pattern, the other a pattern of small plus signs. Ball joint & wood handles. High frame in 1918. Stover Junior arrives in 1921 – teenie! Sold until 1924…

 

 

Unknown date, Stover Junior

Teenie tiny child sized waffle iron. Exact match to the full sized Stover. Can be found with original box. 

 

 

Unknown date, Stover square waffle iron

 

 

1912 “Dandy” waffle iron / Ely, Thos. J. Mfg. Co (“Dandy” for gas stoves)

Ely, Thos. J. Mfg. Co has been making “Dandy” waffle irons since 1891. Marked with “Dandy” & size. Unique ball joint hinge.

 

 

1917 Excelsior Stove “common” waffle iron & Griswold “American” from catalogue

Catalogue of general stores frequently featured multiple waffle iron brands, as seen here. Note the “old” hinge of the flip-flop “common” waffle iron. Interior pattern is pointy, most likely a series of diamonds. Unknown if exterior is marked.

 

 

1918 “Puritan” waffle iron from catalogue

Ball joint, “cool” handles, grooved base. Unknown if exterior is marked, possibly marked with Puritan. Could be bought from Sears Roebuck catalogue. Pictures may be from earlier version or alternate version with wood handles. Sold until 1927…

 

 

1921 Griswold “Heart-Star”

Updated “Heart-Star” (Griswold made a version in 1891). Features a ball joint, high or low base, “cool” handles plus bail handle on base. Will be marked with Griswold on exterior of paddles. Sold until 1926…

** There is a toy version of this pattern that is a repo. It was made in the 1990s & never by Griswold. It has a very coarse casting. Not worth collecting.

 

 

1923 “Belmont” waffle iron from catalogue

Both “Belmont” & “Stover” waffle irons. Note how similar they are! More than likely the design is from Stover or made by Stover. Mismatched interior paddle designs match Stover.

 

 

1923 Girls’ waffle iron, unknown maker, from catalogue

Unknown maker, seems to have a unique pattern on the paddles. Ball joint, possibly wooden handles. Could be made by Arcade. 

 

 

1924 “Ideal” waffle iron

Interior paddle design likely made by Stover or from the Stover pattern. Wood handles, ball joint. Available in tall or regular Japanned base by 1935, handles also transitioned into “Alaska Cold Wire Handles”. Sold until 1935…

 

 

1925 Wards Cast Iron / Montgomery Ward with patent

Unknown interior pattern. Most likely “cool” metal handles.

 

 

1929 waffle iron patent J. W. Filbey assignor to Wrightsville Hardware Co.

Really cool dot pattern paddles. Ball joint, wood handles, note decorative handle of base.

 

 

1931 unknown maker from catalogue

Aluminum finish over cast iron. Base is enameled in red and the handles are red wood. Possibly a child’s at a mere 4 1/2 inch diameter. Picture below matches but is green instead of red. Possibly made by Dover or Arcade.

 

 

 

1950 Griswold hammered

Hammered Griswold shows up in 1942 catalogue, possibly made in the 1930s when hammered cast iron became popular. There doesn’t seem to be a notation of the hammered waffle iron in the 1942 catalogue, but it could have been made afterwards? It is noted that the handles were bakelite. It came in black iron, Silverlike (nickel plated), and Chrome plated. All on japanned bases.

 

 

Waffle Irons with unknown dates and/or makers

Do you know the dates? Maker? Have one to add? Comment on this post or email cahlean.k@gmail.com!

 

 

Unknown date, Majestic Mfg Co

Griswold pattern used or made by Griswold. Overall design is similar to 1908 Griswold pattern. Base is either proper match or mismatched but fits. Base is newer design as noted by the outer lip and Griswold marking on the handle (1920-1923?)

 

 

Unknown date, Abbott & Lawrence Philda

Hearts & diamonds! Most likely made pre 1890s.

 

 

Unknown date, maker mark: A. G. P. Col. O

Possibly A. G. Patton, matches design in 1881 patent. (Patent handle isn’t with this waffle iron.)

 

 

Unknown date, Belknap Louisville – Kentucky

Most likely made by Stover or from the Stover pattern / mold. Ball joint & “cool” handles it may be from after 1920s.

 

 

Unknown dates, Belmont, other style

This version has classic waffle squares, a fancier base handle, pattern numbers and wood handles. Older/newer than the “Stover” version?

 

 

Unknown date, “Best Made” / S. R. and Co, sold by Sears Roebuck?

 

 

Unknown dates, Brighton, three styles

Note the side hinge in the first style. Pyramid points. Second version has the Foxell Jones style grid (later Griswold style). Third has a 

 

 

Unknown date, Brilliant

 

 

Unknown date BSR

 

 

Unknown date Cruso, two styles

 

 

Unknown date, unmarked

Possibly Dover Stamping Co (1869) or the Oriental Stove Works (1868).

 

 

Unknown date, E. C. Simmons / Keen Kutter

Be aware that there are repos on the market of this waffle iron, since the pattern is sought after. The toy version is a def repo and was never made by E. C. Simmons.

 

 

Unknown date, Fanner Mf’g Co, Cleveland Ohio, square waffle

 

 

Unknown dates, Favorite Piqua Ware / Favorite Stove / 4 styles

Flip flop style with side hinge, likely oldest. Also shown with a patent handle. Ball joint with Favorite Stoves logo in center, square same generation. Offset handles newest style. 

 

 

Unknown date, Florence Machine Co

Pattern possibly from an original waffle iron from France to create pattern. Note attached handle & hinge. 

 

 

Unknown date, unknown maker

Very ornate exterior with flower in center. Inside of paddles is rings of squares and would be a single waffle (no quadrants for 2 or 4 waffles). Likely pre 1880s. Possibly made by Resor.

 

 

Unknown date, Francis Buckwalter & Co, Boyers Ford PA

Ornate exterior of paddles ooo la la! Base is marked with Francis Buckwalter. Interior features playing card symbols the circles are “pips” and the circles with Xs note clubs or spades. This waffle iron is found with 4 or 3 waffle quadrants. The waffle irons on white are a Francis Buckwalter (left) & J. Savery’s Sons, New York (right). Note the differences in the interior playing card patterns.

 

 

Unknown date, Freidag Mfg Co, Freeport ILL

Base handle matches Fanner “Crescent”. Base may be a replacement or goes with this waffle iron. 

 

 

Unknown date, Good Health

 

 

Unknown date, Harwi (?)

Most likely made by Stover or from the Stover pattern

 

 

Unknown date, Hibbard

 

 

Unknown date, Hollands Mfg. Co, Erie PA

 

 

Unknown date, J. Savery’s Sons, New York

Note wide hinge with pins. Likely older than 1880. 

 

 

Unknown date, Jos. Simpson Cols. O Sale Mfr. pat Apd for

Recipe for waffles! Also look at the epic pattern design! Side hinge and integrated handle. 

 

 

Unknown date, L. S. Bacon

Most likely pre 1870. Unique lever for flipping, original?

 

 

Unknown date, Macomb rooster

 

 

Unknown date, McClary

 

 

Unknown date, Menard Mfg Co, Menard, ILL

 

 

Unknown date, Mt. Penn Stove Works, Reading Pa

 

 

Unknown date, NY Hollow Ware, New York

Did they possibly make a round stovetop waffle iron? 

 

 

Unknown date, North S., Harrisson & Chase, Philada

 

 

Unknown date, Orr Painter & Co, Reading Pa

 

 

Unknown date, Ozark St. Louis

 

 

Unknown date, P. & B Mfc. Co, Nashville Tenn. / “Enterprise”

 

 

Unknown date, P. & B Mfq. Co, Nashville Tenn.

Older than “Enterprise” ball joint version seen above.

 

 

Unknown date, Perfection Waffle Baker

 

 

Unknown date, Pocasset Iron Works, New York

 

 

Unknown date, Rochester Novelty Works

Cool paddle pattern! Note handle of base. 

 

 

Unknown date, Geo. D. Roper Corporation Rockford ILL USA / “Roper”

 

 

Unknown date S. S. Kresge Company

 

 

Unknown dates, Wapak “Indian”, “Z” and simple Wapak

Be aware that there are Wapak “Indian” repos on the market. Not sure if this repo is found only on skillets or if the waffle iron could be affected too. There is a toy waffle with the “Indian” – these are def repos.

** I believe the plain Wapak is oldest, the Wapak “Z” is in the middle and the “Indian” is the newest.

 

 

Unknown date, Wardway

Likely sold by Montgomery Wards.

 

 

Unknown date Warnick & Leibrandt Phila.

 

 

Unknown date Western Importing Co Minneapolis & New York / heart shaped design “Rosette”

 

 

Unknown date Wright & Bridgeford Louisville

A 3 waffle! 

Waffle Iron Makers & Hollow Ware Makers

In finding these waffle irons, I also came across lists of hollow ware (cast iron) makers who may have made waffle irons. Stove makers also may have made their own waffle irons or jobbed them for others. 

A notion of ** means they DID make a waffle iron!

1852 Directory of Hollow Ware Manuf. 

  • Dighton Furnace Co
  • Taunton Iron Works Co
  • Perkins Sampson
  • Union Furnace Co

1865 Directory Stove & Hollowware Founders

  • Chase, Sharpe, Thomson
  • Leibrandt & McDowell **
  • Sheppard Isaac A. & Co. ** 
  • Stuart & Peterson

1872 Directory of Boston Iron Foundries

  • Bisbee, Endicot & Co
  • Blake G. & Co
  • Boston & Maine Foundry
  • Central Iron Foundry
  • Chelmsford Iron Foundry Co
  • Chilson Gardner
  • City Iron Foundry
  • Davis & Farnum
  • Dighton Furnace Co – also make hollow ware
  • Dyer & Gurney
  • Eureka Iron Foundry
  • Fulton Iron Foundry Co
  • Hinkley & William Works
  • Josselyn Alonzo
  • Maynard James
  • Pratt Miles & Co
  • Pratt & Wentwoth
  • Shawmut Iron Works
  • South Boston Iron Co.
  • Tremont Foundry Co
  • Vance & Co
  • Walworth Jas. J & Co
  • Weston & Thomas
  • Whiting’s Iron Foundry
  • Stearns N. C. – hollow ware maker

1874 Hollow Ware makers in Massachusetts

  • Dighton Furnace Co
  • Leonard Co-operative Foundry
  • Taunton Iron Works Co
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1890 makers of cast iron hollowware from Seeger & Guernsey’s Cyclopaedia of the Manufactures and Products of the United States (possibly made waffle irons)

  • Abendroth Brothers
  • Albany Stove
  • Belleville Stove
  • Samuel Booth
  • Bouton Fountry
  • Bramhall Deane
  • Broadway Machine Co
  • Budke Mfg Co
  • Chamberlain Stove Co
  • Cleveland Co-op Stove Co
  • Clipper Mfg Co
  • Columbus Iron Works
  • Cribben, Sexton
  • Culter & Proctor Stove Co
  • Defiance Machine Works
  • Great Western Stove Co
  • Griswold Mfg Co **
  • Highland Foundry
  • Hill, Whitney & Co
  • Hoy & Co
  • F. & L. Kahn & Bros **
  • Keokuk Stove Works
  • Lithgow Mfg Co
  • Magee Furnace
  • Manning, Bowman & Co
  • Marietta Casting Co
  • Marietta Hollow Ware & Enamelling Co
  • Mount Penn Stove Works
  • Ohio Stove Co
  • Patton Mfg Co **
  • J. S. & M. Peckham
  • Rathbone, Sard & Co **
  • John Savery’s Son **
  • I. A. Sheppard & Co **
  • Standard Mfg Co
  • Sidney Hollowwar Co (sold to Wagner in 1898) **

1891 list of Irons (Waffle) makers **

  • Birmingham Stove & Range Co.
  • Crane Wm. M. Co (Vulcan Gas)
  • Fanner Mfg. Co (wire or wood handle)
  • Favorite Stove & Range Co
  • Griswold Mfg Co (“Griswold-American” & “Heart-Star”)
  • Indiana Hollow Ware Co (“New Era” also revolving”
  • Majestic Elec Appliance Co (“Majestic” combo waffle & pan cake)
  • Phillips & Buttorff Mfg. CoStover Mfg. & Engine Co
  • Stuart & Peterson Co
  • Van John Range Co
  • Wagner Mfg. Co
  • Webster Mfg. Co
  • Wonder Electric Mfg. Co (“Wonder”)
  • Wrightville Hardware Co
  •  

1891 makers of waffle irons **

  • Griswold Mfg. Co
  • F. & L. Kahn & Bros
  • Patton Mfg. Co
  • John Savery’s Son & Co
  •  

1891 list Irons (waffle) **

  • Crane, Wm. M. Co (“Vulcan” gas)
  • Crescent Stove Works
  • Cutler-Hammer Mfg. Co (electric)
  • Ely, Thos. J. Mfg. Co (“Dandy” for gas stoves)
  • Erie City Mfg. Co (“Arrow”)
  • Griswold Mfg. Co (“American”)
  • Reading Hardware Co.
  • Stove Mfg. Co
  • Stuart & Peterson Co
  • Wrightsville Hardware Co.
  •  

1893 – waffle irons in catalogues: **

  • Dangler Stove & Mfg. Co, Cleveland
  • F. & L. Kahn & Brothers, Hamilton, Ohio
  • Griswold Mfg. Co
  •  
  •  

1897 – list of waffle iron makers

  • Reading Hardware Co
  • Schneider & Trenkamp Co

  •  

1900 – list of waffle iron makers **

  • Logan & Strobridge Iron Co
  • Reading Hardware Co
  • Scheider & Trenkamp Co
  •  

1904 Hollow ware maker list

  • Griswold Mfg. Co **
  • Kieckhefer Bros & Co
  • Lalance & Grosjean Mfg Co
  • St. Louis Stamping Co
  • Sperry, D. R. & Co
  • Wagner Mfg Co *
  •  
  •  

1905 Register of American Manufacturers

  • Atlanta Sotve Works
  • Blacklock Foundry Co (pre Lodge) **
  • Marietta Casting Co
  • Marietta Holloware & Enamelling Co
  • Mobile Stove & Pulley Mfg Co
  • Phillips & Buttorff Mfg Co
  • Wagner Mfg Co **
  • Griswold Mfg Co **
  • Wapak (started in 1903) **
  • W. C. Davisa Favorite Stove & Range Co **

     

  •  

1915 Cast Iron Hollow Ware makers

  • Jones Holloware Co
  • D. R. Sperry & Co
  • Indiana Mfg. Co
  • Wapak Holloware Co **
  • Favorite Stove & Range Co **
  • Chattanooga Roofing & Foundry Co
  • Stuart & Peterson Co
  • Griswold Mfg Co **
  • Marietta Holloware & Enamel Co
  • Wagner Mfg Co **
  • Sidney Holloware Co **
  •  

1932 waffle iron makers **

  • Aluminum Cooking Utensil Co (“Wear-Ever”)
  • Aluminum Goods Mfg Co (“Mirro” & “Viko”)
  • Atlanta Stove Works
  • Birmingham Stove & Range Co (BSR) 
  • Crescent Foundry Co 
  • Favorite Stove & Range Co 
  • Florence Stove Co 
  • Gray & Dudley Co
  • Griswold Mfg Co 
  • Marietta Hollow Ware & Enameling Co
  • New England Novelty Works
  • Phillips & Buttorff Mfg Co
  • Reading Hardware Co
  • Sandvik Saw & Tool Corp (Minneapolis MN)
  • Standard Gas Equipment Corp (“Vulcan”)
  • Stover Mfg & Engine Co 
  • Stuart & Peterson Co
  • Van (John) Range Co
  • Wagner Mfg Co 
  • Wrightsville Hardware Co
  •  

1938 Waffle Iron makers **

  • Aluminum Cooking Utensil Co (“Wear-Ever”)
  • Atlanta Stove Works
  • Birmingham Stove & Range Co
  • Chicago Hardware Foundry Co (“Favorite” & “Saniware”) 
  • Crescent Foundry Co
  • Gray & Dudley Co
  • Griswold Mfg Co
  • Marietta Hollow Ware & Enameling Co
  • Phillips & Buttorff Mfg Co
  • Sandvik Saw & Tool Corp (Minneapolis MN)
  • Stover Mfg & Engine Co
  • Wagner Mfg Co
  • Wrightsville Hardware Co
  •  

1938 TOY waffle iron makers **

  • Arcade Mfg Co
  • Dover Appliances Co (“Dover”)
  • Wagner Mfg Co
  •  

1940 non electric waffle iron makers **

  • Aluminum Cooking Utensil Co (“Wear-Ever”)
  • Birmingham Stove & Range Co
  • Chicago Hardware Foundry Co (“Favorite” & “Saniware”)
  • Gray & Dudley Co
  • Griswold Mfg Co
  • Marietta Hollow Ware & Enameling Co
  • Phillips & Buttorff Mfg Co
  • Sandvik Saw & Tool Corp (Minneapolis MN)
  • Stover Mfg & Engine Co
  • Wagner Mfg Co
  • Wrightsville Hardware Co
  •  

1944 waffle iron makers **

  • Aluminum Cooking Utensil Co (“Wear-Ever”)
  • Birmingham Stove & Range Co (BSR)
  • Chicago Hardware Foundry Co (“Favorite” & “Saniware”)
  • Gray & Dudley Co
  • Griswold Mfg Co
  • Marietta Hollow Ware & Enameling Co
  • Wagner Mfg Co
  • Wrightsville Hardware Co
  •  

1946/1947 non electric waffle irons **

  • Aluminum Cooking Utensil Co (“Wear-Ever”)
  • Birmingham Stove & Range Co
  • Chicago Hardware Foundry Co (“Favorite” & “Saniware”)
  • Gray & Dudley Co
  • Griswold Mfg Co
  • Marietta Hollow Ware & Enameling Co
  • Wagner Mfg Co
  • Wrightsville Hardware Co
  •  

1949/1950/1951 non electric waffle irons

  • Birmingham Stove & Range Co
  • Chicago Hardware Foundry Co (“Favorite” & “Saniware”)
  • Wagner Mfg Co
  • Wrightsville Hardware Co
  •  

1953 non electric waffle irons

  • Chicago Hardware Foundry Co (“Favorite” & “Saniware”)
  • Wrightsville Hardware Co
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Whew! What a list! If you have others to add, dates or makers, comment below or send them to cahlean.k@gmail.com!

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